History's fighting forecs rally for one weekend only at Britain's mightiest artillery fortification for a great family day out. The vast garrison fortress of Fort George near Inverness is putting the final preparations in place for its biggest ever event which takes place this weekend. On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August, Britain’s mightiest artillery fortification will stage the ‘Colossal Celebration of The Centuries’.

A team of heritage conservators and digital design experts from Historic Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art will be digitally recording the Orkney World Heritage Site using laser scanners. The project, expected to last two weeks, is the second Scottish site the team will scan with 3D laser scanners as part of the Scottish Ten - an ambitious five-year project to use cutting edge technology to create exceptionally accurate digital models of Scotland’s five UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites and five international sites.

Craigmillar Castle, one of the most impressive medieval monuments in the Lothians, is hosting a fun Family Festival this Sunday, 15th August. The event features a ‘kids go free’ offer designed to encourage families to come along and enjoy a great day out, with a variety of activities aimed at all ages.

Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop came face to face with a replica of one of the Stirling Heads as she saw the progress made on the Â£12m conservation and presentation project underway at Stirling Palace. The visit comes ahead of the reopening of James V’s Royal Palace within Stirling Castle at Easter 2011.